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Wisconsin court commissioner resigns after dispute over immigration warrant
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin court commissioner has resigned from his job after he asked to see an immigration arrest warrant, the latest conflict between judges and President Donald Trump's administration over the Republican's sweeping immigration crackdown. Peter Navis, who worked as a Walworth County Court Commissioner for four years, resigned from his position last month, county clerk Michelle Jacobs said Thursday. She declined to comment further because it is a personnel matter. The incident that cost Navis his job happened on July 15. It was first reported on Thursday by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The blowup in Navis' courtroom comes after Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was charged in May with obstructing federal officers and attempting to hide a person to avoid arrest. Authorities said Dugan tried to help a man who is in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration agents who wanted to arrest him in her courthouse. Dugan is seeking to have the charges against her dropped, arguing that she was acting in her official capacity as a judge and therefore is immune to prosecution. A ruling on that motion by U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman is pending. Navis was presiding in his courtroom that day in the case of Enrrique Onan Zamora Castro, of Milwaukee, who faced a misdemeanor charge of operating a vehicle without a valid driver's license for the second time in three years. A court transcript shows that Navis objected to sheriff's deputies attempting to detain Castro on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, without a valid federal warrant. 'In my courtroom, a person cannot be detained without lawful authority,' Navis said in the transcript. The prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Andrew Herrmann, said Navis had no right to see the warrant, according to the transcript. Herrmann did not respond to a voicemail seeking comment. According to the transcript, Navis said, 'I've been instructed by the judges of this county to require warrants before individuals are detained in my courtroom.' None of the four Walworth County judges returned emails seeking comment. Walworth County Clerk of Courts Michele Jacobs said deputies routinely arrest people on warrants in the courthouse. Walworth County Sheriff Dave Gerber and ICE officials did not respond to email messages seeking comment. Walworth County, home to about 100,000 people, is in south-central Wisconsin along the Illinois border. Trump won the county with about 60% of the vote in November. Solve the daily Crossword
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"South Park" Somehow Went Even Harder In On Trump, And This Time It's Raunchier
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Scoop: U.S. asks Israel to scale down Lebanon strikes after decision to disarm Hezbollah
The Trump administration has asked Israel to reduce "non-urgent" military action in Lebanon to bolster the Lebanese government's decision to start the process of disarming Hezbollah, two sources with direct knowledge tell Axios. Why it matters: The Lebanese cabinet's unprecedented decision to prepare to disarm Hezbollah came at the urging of the U.S., but many in the region doubt the government will be able to carry it out. The Trump administration thinks reciprocal steps by Israel would give Beirut more space and credibility to follow through. State of play: Since the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in Lebanon last November, Israel has still conducted almost daily air strikes in Lebanon. Israel claims it's acting in response to Hezbollah violations, or threats that weren't addressed by the Lebanese government. Lebanese officials have rejected those claims and condemned Israel for violating the ceasefire and its sovereignty. Israel also continues to occupy Lebanese land by maintaining its presence in five military outposts in southern Lebanon. Israel has said it will remain in these outposts as long as Hezbollah is a threat. The Trump administration has now asked Israel to consider withdrawing from one outpost and significantly reducing air strikes for a few weeks as an initial step to show willingness to cooperate with the Lebanese effort. Driving the news: The Lebanese cabinet decision two weeks ago ordered the military to prepare a plan for disarming all non-state armed groups to give the state a monopoly over weapons. The decision was made under pressure from the Trump administration, which has demanded Hezbollah be disarmed by the end of 2025. Hezbollah rejected the cabinet decision and threatened that "there will be no life in Lebanon" if the government tries to enforce it. Behind the scenes: U.S. envoy Tom Barrack has been discussing with the Israeli government steps that Israel could take in parallel to the disarming of Hezbollah, the sources said. The U.S. plan calls for a temporary pause on "non-urgent" strikes that could be extended if the Lebanese military takes more action to prevent Hezbollah from reestablishing itself in southern Lebanon. Barrack also proposed a step-by-step withdrawal from the five outposts in response to practical steps from the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah, the sources said. According to the sources, the U.S. plan also envisions a "Trump economic zone" in parts of southern Lebanon adjacent to the border with Israel. Saudi Arabia and Qatar have already agreed to invest in the reconstruction of these areas after Israel's withdrawal is complete. The idea is that the economic zone will make it much harder for Hezbollah to reestablish a military presence close to the Israeli border, and therefore Israel's security concerns will be addressed without an occupation. State of play: The most recent discussion of these issues came Wednesday in Paris, when Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met for several hours with Barrack and U.S. diplomat Morgan Ortagus. One source said there was progress but no final decisions. "The Israelis didn't say no and they are willing to give it a chance. They understand that what the Lebanese cabinet did was historic and that they need to give something back."
